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' NITED STATES PATENT FFIUE.

MILTON S. TRACY, OF GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- THIRD TO SARAH A. DANFORTH, OF BROOKLYN, NE\V YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,239, dated November 6, 1888.

Application filed April 17, 1888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON S. TRACY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Glastonbury, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fry-Pans and Broilers, which improvements are fully set forth and described in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a broiler with its attached fry-pan raised and at right angles to said broiler. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on line at a: of Fig. l, with the parts closed. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on line 3/ y of Fig. 1, with parts closed. Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a portion of the hinge end of the broiler, and Fig. 5 a similar view of the corresponding portion of the fry-pan. Fig. 6 is an enlargement of a portion of the hinge end of Fig. 3, and Fig. 7 is a like view ofthe same parts in their open positions.

This invention is in the class of culinary utensils known as combined frypans and broilers, and has for its immediate object the improvement of certain details of construction with a view to both increasing the usefulness of such utensils and also rendering them more readily separated for the purpose of washing, handling, or using them.

Referring to the annexed drawings, theletter A indicates a fry-pan, andB a broiler. As here illustrated, said sections are made, respectively of sheet-iron and east-iron. These are the materials of which I prefer to make said parts; but either or both may be of different materials, if desired. The cast iron broiler B is formed with a handle, I), and with grooved or channeled ribs b, leading into an annular trough or groove, 12 that forms a reeeptacle for the fat or juices that fry out from the meat as it is cooked. The fry-pan A is provided with a handle, a,which is here shown as riveted to the pan proper. Those portions of said fry-pan and broiler thus far described are old and well known in this class of utensils. Broiler B is formed with an annular groove, 0, of the same diameter as the rim of pan A, and when the parts are closed one Serial No. 270,969. (No model.)

upon the other said rim fits into said annular groove 0, and the parts are thus kept from displacement. The close connection thus provided also serves to prevent the escape of smoke and steam when the broiler is being used.

The fry-pan and broiler sections are con neeted by a separable hinge or joint formed of a slotted extension on the edge of the broiler at a point diametrically opposite the handle, into which a projection of peculiar shape on the edge of the fry-pan enters, the said projection also being located diametrically opposite the handle. Said broiler-extension is formed as a laterally-projecting rib, d, with an elongated slot or opening, d, and upwardly-projecting lugs d at or near the ends of said slot, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The fry-pan A is provided with an extension or tongue, 6, whose free portion curves ontward and downward, substantially as illustrated in the drawings. lVhen the fry-pan and broiler are brought into proper positions relative to each other, the tongue 0 may be entered in slot (1. When so entered the frypan may be swung open,as in Fig. 7, in which position the rim of said pan rests against lugs (l and the end of tongue 0 against the outer wall of the broiler, in which position the joint thus described is as eflicient as a nonseparable hinge of ordinary construction. WVhen the pan and broiler are closed on each other, asin Fig. 6, the curved end of tongue 0 projects outward under rib d and again provides a look at a'point diametrically opposite the handles to prevent the separation of said parts so long as the handles are held to gether.

When it is desired to separate the fry-pan and broiler to wash them, or to use one inde pendent of the other, they may be readily disengaged by raising the pan as if about to open it, and then withdrawing tongue 0 from its engaging slot (1.

I am aware that a separable hinge is not new, and that it is not new to provide agridiron or broiler with a cover.

Having thus described my invention, I

- claim-- The herein described fry-pan and broiler having a handle projecting from each part, one part being provided at the edge on one side with the slotted 1atera1ly-projecting rib d, having upwardly-projecting lugs d at or near the ends of the slot in said rib and the other part being provided at the edge on one side with the doubly-curved tongue 0, the outer end of the tongue and the lugs (2 serving as stops for contacting, respectively, with the IQ respective parts when opened, substantially as described and for the purpose specified. MILTON S. TRACY.

\Vitnesses:

R. B. CODLING, J OIIN EDWARDS, Jr. 

